EYFS Curriculum

The EYFS – Early Years foundation Stage is the curriculum framework of United Kingdom. It sets out and defines the following-

The 7 areas of learning and development which guide professionals engagement with your child’s play and activities as they learn new skills and knowledge

The EYFS Framework explains how and what your child will be learning to support their healthy development. Your child will be learning skills, acquiring new knowledge and demonstrating their understanding through 7 areas of learning and development.

The Podar Jumbo Kids curriculum is designed to encourage learning outcomes that focus on nurturing children to develop holistically, morally, aesthetically and globally including knowledge acquisition and academic skills. Based on the EYFS curriculum these learning outcomes are divided into the following and in-depth assessments are done at each age-stage on every area of learning.

Personal Competencies and social development

Language and literacy skills

Early numeracy skills

Knowledge and understanding of the world

Creative development

Understanding information and communication technology

Physical skills and competencies

The 7 areas of learning and development are used to plan your child’s learning and activities. The professionals teaching and supporting your child will make sure that the activities are suited to your child’s unique needs. This is a little bit like a curriculum in primary and secondary schools, but it’s suitable for very young children, and it’s designed to be really flexible so that staff can follow your child’s unique needs and interests.

Children should mostly develop the 3 prime areas first. These are:

Communication and language;

Physical development; and

Personal, social and emotional development.

Assessments that will tell you about your child’s progress through the EYFS

ASSESSMENT BASED ON EYFS AT PODAR JUMBO KIDS

In-depth Portfolios of each child’s work, activities and checklists of developmental milestones are maintained and shared regularly with parents. Included are also check points from EYFS.

At some point after your child turns 2, the professionals working with your child must give you a written summary of how your child is progressing against the 3 prime areas of learning:

Communication and language

Physical development

Personal, social and emotional development

This communication and language; physical development; and personal, social and emotional development.is called the progress check at age 2.

At the end of the EYFS – in the summer term of the reception year in school – teachers complete an assessment which is known as the EYFS Profile. This assessment is carried out by the reception teacher and is based on what they, and other staff caring for your child, have observed over a period of time.

Another important part of the EYFS Profile is your knowledge about your child’s learning and development, so do let your child’s class teacher know about what your child does with you: such as how confident your child is in writing their name, reading and talking about a favorite book, speaking to people your child is not so familiar with or their understanding of numbers.

All of the information collected is used to judge how your child is doing in the 7 areas of learning and development. Finding out at this stage how your child is doing will mean that the teacher your child has in their next school year – year 1 – will know what your child really enjoys doing and does well, as well as helping them decide if your child needs a bit of extra support, what that support should be and if they are already getting it.

The school will give you a report of your child’s progress, including information from his or her EYFS Profile.